CANADA STOCKS-Futures down ahead of Bank of Canada rate decision

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada’s main stock index fell on Wednesday, with investors focusing on interest rate decision from the Bank of Canada.

December futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.2 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.

Bank of Canada will announce its interest rate decision at 10:00 a.m. ET. The central bank is expected to hike interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, according to a Reuters survey of economists.

Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were down 0.4 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.5 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were down 0.6 percent.

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